An Australian court has permanently banned the distribution of PS3 piracy tool PSJailbreak, it has been revealed.

Sony won a permanent injunction against the import and sale of the USB device after its temporary ban expired earlier this week, GI.biz reports.

Australian retailers OzModChips, ModSupplier and Quantronics have removed the hardware from their product listings. Any traders who distributed the device were ordered to turn the profits over to Sony, as well as compensate the firm for the inconveniences caused.

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Elsewhere, Sony has filed a suit against Zoomba LDC, who sells the device in North America.